King Lear (1983)
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The aging King Lear directs each of his daughters, Regan, Goneril and Cordelia, to profess her love and commitment to him. The first two, greedy for the throne, purr words of false kindness, while Cordelia's honesty sees her exiled. Michael Hordern, John Shrapnel, Penelope Wilton, Brenda Blethyn… More The aging King Lear directs each of his daughters, Regan, Goneril and Cordelia, to profess her love and commitment to him. The first two, greedy for the throne, purr words of false kindness, while Cordelia's honesty sees her exiled. Michael Hordern, John Shrapnel, Penelope Wilton, Brenda Blethyn and Frank Middlemass star in Shakespeare's tragedy of madness and honor, part of the BBC's presentation of the Bard's complete works.
- Directed By
- Jonathan Miller
- Genres
- Drama, Television
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Sep 19, 1982 Wide
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Cast
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Michael Hordern
as King Lear
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Anton Lesser
as Edgar
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Brenda Blethyn
as Cordelia
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Michael Kitchen
as Edmund
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Frank Middlemass
as Fool
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Norman Rodway
as Earl of Gloucester
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John Shrapnel
as Earl of Kent
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Penelope Wilton
as Regan
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Gillian Barge
as Goneril
- David Weston
- John Bird
- John Grillo
- Julian Curry
